Economy

The highly anticipated May payrolls report is expected to reaffirm modest hiring momentum.

Employers announced 19,536 planned hires in May, up 92 percent from the previous month.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the failure of trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labor “is unacceptable.”

Lawyers suing over wheelchair ramps and restroom doors want a settlement, not compliance, say business owners: ‘It’s about how they can make a quick dollar.’

French regulators fined two Shein-linked companies for failing to respect consumer rights on returns, product information, and order confirmations.

New listings also hit their highest May level since 2022, according to Realtor.com.

The company said it will issue the Commerce Department 16.1 million shares of common stock, along with about 17.6 million warrants, as part of the transaction.

‘The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labor is unacceptable,’ trade czar Jamieson Greer said.

‘Hiring was more broad-based in May than we’ve seen in the last few years,’ said economist Nela Richardson.

The OECD forecasts that if energy disruptions persist, global growth will slow to 2.1 percent in 2026 and 1.8 percent in 2027.

Lower fertility and longer lifespans have left too few workers to support America’s growing ranks of retirees, an economist and budget expert says.

Stalled professionals lag significantly behind their non-stalled peers in earnings, according to the study.

S&P 500 is in the midst of the strongest earnings environment in seven years, and the S&P 500’s earnings are forecasted to rise 21.5% in 2026.

The figures add pressure on the European Central Bank ahead of its June 11 rate decision, with markets pricing in another quarter-point increase.

Early estimates suggest the economy added 85,000 new jobs last month, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent.

The USTR also said the U.S. government would continue to ‘engage intensively’ with Brazil to address its concerns.

The tariff rate on agricultural equipment will be lowered to 15 percent.

Authorities reviewed the probe requests under WTO rules and Japanese law and found enough evidence to launch formal investigations.

The AI behemoth begins its next chapter in the IPO frenzy on Wall Street.

Higher energy prices and supply disruptions were driving inflation higher while slowing factory growth.